Server Rules
 
Please read all rules 
Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexism, Hate Speech, and all forms of targeted, derogatory, or abusive language will not be tolerated and will result in a permanent ban. (This includes anything regarding “era RP”, slavery or native hostilities will not be tolerated.)
Exploiting
Sexual Harassment
Stalking/Predatory/Creepy behavior towards a member(s) of the community
Suicide RP – Any form.
No 3rd party calls – metagaming of any sort.
IC activities that bleed into OOC harassment. OOC feelings that corrupt the RP experience IC.
 
General Rules
Players and Characters must be 18+
You must read all the rules and understand them before entering the server.
NBRP RedM Division is a serious Roleplay Community. Therefore, you must be serious and realistic while in-game.
Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, trolling, sexism, racism, or hate speech will be tolerated.
No spam or self-promotion (server invites, advertisements, etc.) is allowed without the approval from staff.
If you see something against the rules or something that makes you feel unsafe, make a ticket,
Your discord server nickname must be your primary character’s name! Other character names or gamertags may be attached after
Limit of ONE Government Job per person across all characters. 
Do NOT rob or take hostage new players that are at a spawn point for their first time loading into the server
Suicide RP is not allowed
Absolutely no Macros
While a player should not rob or shoot you without interaction, you being AFK does not make you immune to interaction. 
Primary method of communication is voice. 
Staff reserves the right to remove your business due to inactivity. Make a ticket if you are concerned.
You cannot steal from business storages/ledgers, or try to rob them from business workers. This includes stealing from a business you are employed by.
If you plan to engage in hostile RP (ex. robbing/griefing) it is RECOMMENDED that you record using Medal or some other platform in case your scene becomes involved in a ticket with a rule break in question.
Even if someone breaks a rule against you, that does not give you the right to break a rule in return.
Staff HIGHLY recommends all players to have and utilize some sort of recording software for interactions with other players. (SteelSeries Moments, Medal.TV, Game Bar, OBS)
Don’t DM Staff. If something happens within the server, keep it within the server. Staff are people just like everyone else who have lives outside of RP. Open a ticket in Dakota River RP discord and staff can handle it.
 
Server Rules
When it comes down to scenarios in a “gray area” of the rules for player reports, staff will side with the role-play. 
Roleplay Guidelines & Rules
1. Core Principles of Roleplay
Roleplay over Gunplay
Goal: Create storylines from every encounter.
Interactions Before Violence: Meaningful interactions are required before initiating any attack. Avoid shallow setups, like a quick remark followed by violence.
Alternative Conflict Resolutions: Killing ends the roleplay opportunity for others. Try holding someone up, kidnapping, injuring, or other actions that add to the story for all involved.
 
Fear Roleplay / Value for Life (NVL)
Always Value Life: When facing life-threatening situations, act as if your life is at risk.
Avoid “Hero” Behavior: In outnumbered situations, realistic self-defense is encouraged only if an opportunity presents itself naturally.
Gun Threats: Holding a gun at someone doesn’t mean they must surrender automatically; they should assess the situation realistically.
Report Incidents: Report gunshots or suspicious behavior to the law instead of rushing in.
 
2. Communication Expectations
Mic Requirement: A microphone is required to play, and English must be spoken to ensure staff can oversee interactions effectively.
Special Requests: Players with medical issues affecting speech or who wish to roleplay as deaf/mute can request staff approval.
 
3. Combat Rules
Random Deathmatch (RDM) & Kill on Sight (KOS)
Avoid Random Violence: Engage in adequate roleplay before initiating combat.
Purpose and Motive: Ensure there’s a clear reason for conflict, avoiding random violence for the sake of it.
NPC Interactions: Treat NPCs as if they’re other players; killing locals with no interaction is RDM.
Vehicle Deathmatch (VDM)
Using Vehicles as Weapons: Only harm others with your vehicle after legitimate interaction.
 
4. Immersive Roleplay Requirements
Power gaming
No Abuse of Game Mechanics: Exploiting bugs for advantage, such as canceling animations, avoiding inventory loss, or fleeing with glitched items, is prohibited.
Report Bugs: If you find a bug, report it in a ticket.
Specific Restrictions:
No exploiting in menus: Don’t rob or shoot while in any menu.
Transport responsibly: Don’t teleport inventory between locations via stables.
Weapons: Concealed carry is allowed only with specific weapons or under certain clothing conditions.
Avoid exploits with timing: No criminal activity within 30 minutes before or 15 minutes after a server restart.
 
Fail RP
Keep Actions in Character: Avoid unrealistic behavior, like running to gunfire or using supernatural elements.
Respect Situational Limits: Avoid excessive taunting of downed players, staging hostage situations, and failure to roleplay injuries realistically.
Prohibited Actions: Avoid modern slang and language, and don’t role-check other players in character.
 
5. Metagaming and Outsourced Information
In-Game Knowledge Only: Using out-of-character (OOC) knowledge, such as third-party calls or streams, is prohibited.
Discord Limitations: Messages from external Discords can’t be used in-character unless it’s from a designated server channel.
Character Boundaries: No sharing items or funds between your characters, and no writing “wills” between characters.
 
6. Vigilantism Policy
No Interference in Law Matters: Let law enforcement handle crimes and avoid inserting yourself into ongoing law and crime conflicts.
Attention Baiting: Don’t stage fake crimes to lure or distract law enforcement.
 
7. Avoiding Combat Logging & Medical Roleplay Rules
Stay Engaged During Roleplay: Don’t log off or respawn during active scenes unless completely necessary.
 
8. Out of Character (OOC)
Remain in Character: Stay true to your role and avoid referencing out-of-character information in-game.
Restricted Language: Avoid “spiritually” (OOC reference) and refrain from discussing other characters as “cousins.”
Keep IC and OOC feelings separate; IC disagreements don’t reflect OOC feelings.
Avoid letting OOC feelings impact your IC actions and vice versa.
Remember that characters disliking each other is different from players disliking each other.
 
9. No Toxic Behavior:
Avoid toxic interactions with other community members.
Refrain from sending toxic DMs if a roleplay scenario didn’t go your way.
Do not engage in toxic behavior in others’ streams or chats.
Public Comments and Toxicity:Refrain from negative or toxic comments about the server on public forums, like Discord, as it may lead to discipline.
Excessive Violence:Do not engage in excessive violence toward downed players (e.g., mutilating body parts).
 
Roleplay Boundaries and Behavior
RP Bleed:Maintain a strict separation between IC actions and OOC relationships.
Keep communications in character and within the game setting.
Revenge Roleplay:If killed in a roleplay scene, avoid the area and aggressors for 60 minutes.
The cooldown applies only to the victim; aggressors cannot target the victim repeatedly.
Hostile RP initiated by an aggressor towards the same person requires a 2-hour cooldown.
 
Robbery & Griefing
Robbery Limits:Take only half of each item stack in someone’s inventory (single items can be taken whole).
Choose to either rob or kill, but not both. This includes robbing horses or wagons.
Backpacks and handbags can be taken along with their contents.
Handling Items During Robbery:Do not return items solely to justify a kill, claiming it wasn’t robbery.
While being robbed, roleplay fear for your life as your character would.
Item Restrictions:Do not take property keys, doctor keys, train keys, or law keys.
Limit robbing to two stacks of items and two weapons, or four stacks if no weapons are taken.
Custom items like recipe books cannot be taken.
Cooldowns:Wait 2 hours before robbing the same player, their horses, or wagons (includes unsuccessful attempts).
Horse/Wagon Robbery:Items from horse or wagon bags can be taken, with roleplay interaction first.
No limits on what can be taken from a wagon or horse.
Fleeing a horse or wagon solely to prevent item loss is power gaming.
 
Identification Rules
Voice Identification:You cannot identify a masked player by voice alone. Use other traits, like scars, clothing, or horses.
Accent cannot be used for identification.
Multiple Characters:Respect players who use the same voice across different characters. If a player insists they’re a different character, treat them as such.
 
Body Disposal and Evidence Management
No Water Dumping:Do not dispose of bodies in water.
Double Dropping:Don’t move a body after a doctor has been called; however, you may observe the scenario from a distance without interfering.
30-Minute Rule:If no interaction occurs within 30 minutes, respawn; you cannot be “magically” found after this time.
Seeing the Light:Exploiting respawn mechanics to avoid consequences is considered power gaming.
 
Hogtie and Restraint Rules
Breaking Free:Do not break free from ropes unless a player performs /me “loosens ropes” and leaves, or if unattended for 5+ minutes.
You may cut the rope if you’re being dragged.
Avoiding Restraints:Do not use the “Z” key to avoid being hogtied, as this is power gaming.
Once hogtied or bola’d, surrendering or breaking free is prohibited.
No Abandoning Handcuffs:Do not leave a player handcuffed and unattended.
 
New Life Rule – Respawning
Memory Wipe:Respawning at a local doctor results in memory loss of the scenario, erasing events 30 minutes before death.
While unconscious, your character cannot remember anything they see or hear, but groaning or confused responses are acceptable.
Exceptions for Revivals:If revived by a player or NPC doctor, memory before unconsciousness is retained.
Recording as “Memory”:Reviewing clips or recordings to recall events IC is not allowed.
Headshots and Memory:Shooting a player’s head off does not force memory loss in any situation.
 
These are always subject to change without notice